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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Douglass write that he thinks he is in the first Chapter?
(a) 20 or 21 years old.
(b) 25 or 26 years old.
(c) 27 or 28 years old.
(d) 29 or 30 years old.

2. What was the main competition among the slaves, according to the author in Chapter 3?
(a) Who could go without a beating for the longest.
(b) Who had the most food left after a week.
(c) Each insisted that their master was better than the other's master.
(d) The one who was yelled at the least.

3. Near what river was the main farm Douglass grew up on?
(a) Maryland River.
(b) Mississippi River.
(c) Chippewa River.
(d) Miles River.

4. What is one of the contrasting effects of slavery that Douglass suffers, according to Garrison in the Preface (x)?
(a) "A life not worth living."
(b) "Trembling in fear for his safety."
(c) "Loses his soul."
(d) "No formal education."

5. What does Douglass describe in detail in Chapter 2?
(a) His brother and sisters.
(b) His first masters and the farms he lived on.
(c) His mother and her parents.
(d) His aunts and uncles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many slaves were at the main farm?

2. What has stayed in Douglass's memory for the rest of his life, according to his narrative in Chapter 2?

3. What do the white sails of the ships mentioned in the second Preface symbolize?

4. What is the final line of Garrison's Preface (x)?

5. How many overseers were there for the farms that Colonel Edward Lloyd owns?

Short Essay Questions

1. What common practice upsets Douglass, according to his narrative in Chapter 1?

2. How does Douglass describe the treatment of mulatto slaves in Chapter 1?

3. What does Douglass mention in particular about the slaves suffering in Chapter 2?

4. Who was Austin Gore? How is he described?

5. Why is Douglass so concerned about his age in Chapter 1?

6. Who was Wendell Phillips?

7. In the Preface, why does Mr. Garrison talk about a story that Daniel O'Connell has previously told?

8. What is the importance of Douglass knowing the slave master's family's names?

9. In the Preface, how does Garrison describe Douglass?

10. What was the situation surrounding Demby's death?

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